Resources for Non-Profits

Trainings:

Certificate on Nonprofit Board Essentials

Nonprofitready.org

*These short courses cover the essentials of nonprofit boards and how they operate. Learn the roles and responsibilities of a nonprofit board of directors and what it takes to be an effective nonprofit board member.

*Free

How to Create a Strategic, Aligned Board that Fuels Your Mission, Shares Leadership, and Focuses on Growth (Not Drama)

Nonprofit Leadership Lab

*Practical tools and insights to turn your board into a strategic asset for your nonprofit.

*Free

Nonprofit Leadership Lab

*Online program for board and staff leaders of smaller nonprofits

*Free Resources

Podcasts:

Ep 161: Inclusion is About More Than Diversity (with Daisy Auger-Domínguez)

Joan Garry Consulting

Nonprofits are Messy Podcast

Joan Garry

*Podcast created for leaders in society who commit themselves to public service – executive directors, senior staff, heads of school, development professionals, board leaders, and many more who provide service to the nonprofit sector. 

Cultivating & Captivating Next Gen Board Members

The Business Behind Fundraising

Webinars:

Beyond the Board Statement: How Can Boards Join the Movement for Racial Justice?

Nonprofit Quarterly, 2020

*An in-depth discussion about how nonprofit boards can and should support racial justice.

Building Stronger Relationships Between Nonprofit Directors and Board

Center for Creative Leadership

*A webinar that discusses how nonprofit leaders, directors, and boards can use the building blocks of trust, candor, and inclusive leadership practices to increase psychological safety and drive positive culture change. 

Articles:

Books:

Guide to Nonprofit Leadership

Joan Garry, 2020

*A practical guide to help develop the specialized skills and mindset needed to successfully lead and manage a stable and impactful world-class organization. 

Unicorns on Fire: A Collection of NonprofitAF Posts, Finally Edited for Spelling and Grammar

Vu Lee, 2023 

*Filled with wry observations about fundraising and boards, jokes about meetings and hummus, and consistent use of the Oxford Comma. Unicorns on Fire is a collection of 48 posts, some of which are consequential and others completely useless but fun to read. 

Websites:

BoardSource 

*Resources and tools on a wide range of board leadership topics that can help you educate yourself and your board, navigate thorny board issues, and address new challenges or opportunities your board may be facing.